The 50-year-old actress alleges she couldn't secure a big enough budget for her directorial debut because she is a female director, leading to some of the crew having to take less than their usual rate.

Speaking on Kermode & Mayo's Take podcast, Kate said: "When you're a woman, you do a huge amount of ringing around and calling in favours so sometimes with a budget like Goodbye June you might be asking people to come and work for less than their weekly rate.